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A. A. HUSEBY. REPRO DUCER FOR TALKING MACHINES.

APPLICATION FILED APR.I8.1917.

Patented July 1, 1919.

S INVENTOR.

I flifiarffljaseg M r L- ATTORNEYS.

ALBERT A. HUSEBY, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

REPRODUCER FOR TALKING-MACHINES.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented m 1, 1919.

Application filed April 18, 1917. seriallto. 162,877.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ALBERT A. HUsEBY, a citizen of the United States, residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Reprodu'cers for Talking-Machines, of which the following is a specification.

This inventioh relates to improvements 1n reproducers for talking machines, and has reference more particularly to that type of reproducers commonly known as universal reproducers or sound-boxes, which are adapted to play records of both the vertically and laterally cut types. Such universalreproducers are themselves distinguished by typical variations of structure and manner of use. Most of them involve a change of an gular position of the sound-box relatively to the tone arm when changing from one type of re'cordto the other. Of these lattensome employ a single stylus-socket with a single stylus therein, others a single stylus socket with interchangeable styli, others a pair of stylus sockets with a single stylus that may be used in either socket, and still others two stylus sockets with styli individual to each socket. Those reproducers which do not involve a change of angular position of the sound-box relatively to the tone arm when changing from one type of record to the other employ a pair of stylus sockets with 1 s'tyli individual to each socket; but the socket for the stylus that plays the vertically cut record isformed in an attachment memher that is detachably secured in the other socket. I I

The reproducer of my present invention belongs to that class which does not require any angular change of positionof the soundbox, but employs two permanently attached socket members or stylus holders, so that all that is required to adapt the reproducer to play eithertype of record is to insert the appropriate stylus in the proper stylus holder and then lower the reproducer into playing engagement with the gnoove of the record disk.

Furthermore, in playing diflerent types and makes of records it is desirable, in order to secure the best results, to weight the sound-boxes difl'erently on the records. For instance, in playing a Pathe record, the grooves of which are comparatively round and shallowywitha Paths stylus it is de- 552% to place more weight on the'sound" with a sharp-pointed Edison needle; whereas the playing of a Victor or Columbia rec- 6rd calls for a weighting of the sound-box intermediate the weights preferably h s d in playing the Pathe and the Ed i sontr e ords respectively. The principal feature of/ my present invention, therefore, resides in the combination with the usual swiveled free end section of the tone arm, of an adjustable weight which may be set to either side of the axis of the swiveled section of the tonearm so as to increase or diminish the gravity effect of the sound-box and swiveled tonearm. section on the record.

y invention, its mode of operation, and the advantages inhering therein. will all fbe readily understood by those familiar with this art .from a consideration of the followin g description taken in connection with the bodiments of the invention, and in which" Figure 1 is an elevation,'broken out, of

the usual swiveled extension of the tone-arm and the sound-box connected to the latter, showing my present improvements applied thereto;

Fig. 2 is a similar view, partly in vertical section, as seen from the right of Fig. 1;' Fig. 3 is a. face elevation of the sound-box, illustrating a modification; Fig. 4 is a view similar to Fig. 3 illustrating another modification.

Referring to the drawing, :5 designates the tone-arm in which is swiveled the usual downwardly and laterally offset tone-arm extension 6, to the free end of which latter is coupled the sound box designated as an entirety by-T. On the lower side of the soundbox are-a pair of forwardly extending lugs 8 carrying pointed pintles 9 on and between socket-piece 13 disposed at a right angle to r the axis of the fulcrum-bar and having a transverse socket 14- adapted to receive a needle o'rstylus suitable for playing'records' {of the--.-.ve1tically cut type. Both of the socket-pieces Hand 13 are Permanently and permanent elements of v the sound-box structure. Rigidly connected to, the fulcrum bar is a stylus arm, theupperend =0f=\\'l rieh-1s.

connected-to the center of theinsual dia phragm of the SOlllld'fbOX. In E1gs. 1;and;2

7 this stylus arm is connected:tothehfnlcrum bar in alinei'nentniith tlie -isocketpiecef 11, being conveniently and preferably integral with the latter, asshonin. InEig 3 the stylus arm 15' is eonnected tothe fun crnni bar 10 at a, point eoincident-\istithpthe inner end of the horizontal ;sQeke t.- piece, 13,. and may conveniently be formed integral with the latter In Fig, ltbestylusarm153 is rigidly connected t-othe 'ftileri'u n ;barld t;

a. pointsubstantially midway; between the; soeketpieces ll and 13, thelo wer end of the stylus arm being. convenientlyapertured f011-- the passage there-through of the fulcl'umtbar and being secured onvthe.lattemby asetscrew 16. It .will benoted that im all three i'ormsv the.

illustrated the stylus arm is. rig d fnlcru m bar, and the v two; stylus sockets are.

also permanently and attached to or associated withthe fuleruinbar. Then a stylus is inserted in eithersocket piece and." brought into contact. with 1th( \-,I'8( 1or (l the.

other empty socket pieceiis sutIieient-ly eIerated above t'lie record, tobeout of the wayq Referring to that feature of inyen-. tion which relatesv to V the adjnstmentof, the Weight of the sonndebox von-thetrecort-l whereplaying di ffercnt styles of records this .fea

ture as herein shown is r'elnbod iedp i pivoted counter-weighted d lsk so 7 ,monnted; 1n that, r

on the elbow extension of thetoi v the weighted portion, of theydislgcai1;;l)e

shifted to extreme positions onoppositeg sides of the longitudinal axis of the swivel;

i 9? on the depending; portion 6 of the .t-OI C-raian extei isionfi aroQ joint .or to an intermediateposition 'ferring to, thedrawgn nates a knob; theashank oft-Which; has a,

squared portion 20 :lnd a ronndportion 21,

this 'lt-nob being seemed. to the face of. the

lug-17h) a screWQZ passingtherethrongh.

Mounted on the squaredportion.20 of the, shank ot the knob,1sa disk;23 eari-ylng oin its rear side. a SQJIIlGlliZ-SlLtLPQCl counterweight, 24. Thisdisk is cut away on the,

lower portionof its iperiphm'xvas indicated shon-ldei's25 and 26.}. i 27 designates asta tionary disk that' is eentrally ,apertnrerl to fifzg'the. round 'portionQl of the; shanloot'n the knoband onits lower side receives a, screw 28 that enters the tappedlug 18 ,1o

; theswivel axis oftlle'aliifle .in Fig. 1, thereby providing radial stop to theliree 01101.1)

tnrning the, knob; 19 amti, Y 24: is;directly};-heh ind :thiesi. or is in its, intermediate-p sition; directly.- aboirethe; axis. of; the swivel 'jointgzhfz the wopening :29,

bone arnpextension-.; The (lisk; l$-- .maintainedin this position by f, etion; 01: a spring 30,;Eig '2 confined; in, a"; recess 31 in the; rear Tdeaot'i'theedislu ili' rndib'ealrinig against the: fronh f 'ieeo of he counterylnsds-mounted Pin; he OGket 1%.; and the oi|nterweighted disk i isthen shi-tfted other llll: til; the slim ilde into contact w-it i -eomes e Sneln-shi-fting of ;the vcollnitenn eighted di linings-into View. through the sightumeni fthe; name in- (llQtllQlDQptljlB; make, or, halt mter: of th'e. disk. ljgi ng phlyfll If "tan hldistintd-iskgthe 1 norn|alweight; of; theasonndd andj-tonm arm ,i extensioneis lessened. gbneansmthe conn-; terweighp is .on ;flagpoppositet side of; the swivel; s from theisou' -l lf'z'it' isaflfi' Pnthedlski thmnor a bOX, is .inoreasedtgl m then onihe-san eiside, the sonnddmx' T-tnvillr bet-seen that .t-hi fe'aturelof mv; intielli ion .pi'mlidt s a simple and, elf weight efi'i et; o on I the record, t'eet ire resul ts.

It is. belieyed. {i hat- ;t-hetprint-iplus no'de of'ymaniInflation; andtg tages ot -theein ueitf k .,nnde rst(mdand a ppreciatml by flu-ism ski] led i i n the a rt from the -l"()['( lII"- (10$ ri-pt iona ml ill'nsm tuition; and, henem \\'-i;thoutr;liiniti nfg my-= selffto theme 'tinulaln details )f' l [110w a nd arra ngement ;sl town; and}, dos i i i ion -with a swiveleidi tone mmmted on sa-i capacity for 5 ad I the, swivel. axis; 0 eator plate; h a,v i ng; 5L .si; which indieiw. lo n-rtliefift may be broughtEinto ,vic-

g through, weight;

weight: is;

sh i ited r from one position; .to-wanotherrr 3.v The, combination with; 1a swiv'eled-ibone-v. 180

iswiw 'eled :tone-v arm ext'ensiomand a sound-box connected arm extension, and a sound-box connected to the free end of said extension, of a disk to the free end of said extension, of a disk pivotally mounted on said extension concentric With the swivel axis of the latter, an eccentric Weight carried by said disk, manually operable means for tiirning said disk so as to shift said Weight'from one' side to the otherof said swivel axis or to an intermediate position, and stop means for limiting the turning movement of said disk in both directions,

5. The combination with a swiveled tonearm extension, and a sound-box connected 'to the free end of said extension, of a disk pivotally mounted on said tone arm extension concentric with the swivel axis of the latter and bearing record indicia on one face thereof, an eccentric Weight carried by said disk, manually operable means for turning said disk so as to shift said Weight from one side to t he other-of said swivel axis'or to anintermediate position,

a stationary plate having a sight opening.

for said indicia located in front of, said" disk, and stop means for limiting the turning movement ofsaid disk in both directions. i

6. The combination with a swiveled tone arm extension, and a sound-box connected to the free end of said extensiomojf a. disk pivotally mounted on said extension con centric with the swivel axis of-the latter and bearing record indici'a on one face thereof, an eccentric Weight on the opposite face of said disk, manually operable means for turning said disk so as to shift said Weight from one side to the other of" said svvivel axis or to an intennediate position, a stationary plate having a sight open- 'n for said indicia locatcdin front of said 1 dis stop means for limiting. the turning movement of said disk in both directions, and means for holding said disk .against turning when in an intermediate position.

, LBERT A.YHIU-SEB'Y.,; 

